![]() ![]() ( Learn more about the bizarre odyssey of DuckTales, Soccer Mania and *shudder* Sports Goofy in our candid interview with Disney Afternoon creator Tad Stone!) Years in the making, the “special” was dumped onto NBC in May of 1987, never aired again, and has never been released on any home video format in the United States. Yes, Goofy is literally referred to “Sports Goofy” throughout. For example, the rightfully-obscure “Sports Goofy in Soccermania,” an insipid cartoon from Disney’s branding department, made to shill a European line of Goofy-themed sports wear. Disney films tend to take a lot of time in the oven, and not every project emerges as successfully as Roger Rabbit. If you’ve read the entry above, you’re well aware of how long Who Framed Roger Rabbit was in gestation before coming to theaters in 1988. Roger Rabbit Made His Semi-Official Debut in 1987 Scrub to 6:23 in the video below to finally hear Pee-Wee Herman as the lost voice of Roger Rabbit! (Fear not, PW would eventually voice a character in an amazing 1986 Disney film!)Ħ. I wrote about my years-long quest to find this mythic footage extensively here, but to make that long story short: The Disney Channel, desperate to fill its airwaves during its debut year as a Pay TV channel, aired a behind-the-scenes look at a vastly different Who Framed Roger Rabbit back in 1983.Īs I put it in this piece, “the Venn Diagram of people who owned VCRs, subscribed to The Disney Channel, and cared enough about Roger Rabbit all the way back in 1983 refused to overlap into that very special someone capable of encoding a video for YouTube.” Thankfully the mystery was finally laid to rest in 2014 when the once-lost footage miraculously resurfaced. Roger Rabbit’s original casting is a well-known bit of Roger Rabbit trivia, however, what’s more fascinating is how hard it was to actually see his performance for over thirty years. Obviously, a lot of changes can take place in six years, one of which was Roger’s original voice actor, a relatively unknown Paul Reubens, several years before his famous Pee-Wee Herman character received his own TV show and movie trilogy. Not only did he provide the voice of Roger and Benny the Cab, he was on the set of the film the whole time (just out of frame), reacting to Bob Hoskins’ Eddie Valiant while dressed in a rabbit suit recording his dialog live, making for one of the first vocal “mo-cap” performances in the days long before Peter Jackson was gluing balls to actors faces.įleisher on the set of Who Farmed Roger Rabbitīut Who Framed Roger Rabbit’s production at Disney began as far back as 1982. I can’t imagine anyone in the role of Roger Rabbit other than the wonderfully manic Charles Fleisher. Pee-Wee Herman Was the Original Voice of Roger Rabbit Toon Stand-Ins – Watch as the cast rehearse with life size stand-ins for the toons.īehind the Ears: The True Story of Roger Rabbit – An in-depth, behind-the-scenes documentary.Tweet 5. Who Made Roger Rabbit – A behind-the-scenes making of, hosted by Charles Fleischer, the voice of Roger Rabbit.īefore and After – Split screen comparison reveals the unbelievable talent of the live-action actors, animators and the special effects. The Pig Head Sequence – Judge Doom and the weasels teach Eddie Valiant a lesson in a way that only Toontown can. ![]() Trail Mix-Up – Roger Rabbit returns in an all-new outdoor adventure that finds the irrepressible Toon star on a hilarious, disaster-filled camping trip. Roller Coaster Rabbit – Mother takes Baby Herman to the State Fair, and leaves him with Roger Rabbit so she can visit the psychic (fortune-teller). Tummy Trouble – The accident-prone Roger Rabbit faces new perils when he is left to baby-sit for the mischievous Baby Herman. “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” Bonus Features*įilmmakers’ Audio Commentary – View the film with Audio Commentary by filmmakers Bob Zemeckis, Frank Marshall, Steve Starkey, Jeff Price, Peter Seaman and Ken Ralston. But when Acme is murdered … Roger is the prime suspect. 1947 Hollywood: Detective Eddie Valiant is hired to prove that mogul Marvin Acme is fooling around with femme fatale Jessica Rabbit, wife of cartoon superstar, Roger Rabbit. “This ain’t no cartoon, ya know!” It’s the hilarious cult classic combining rousing live-action and spectacular animation. You’ll be able to snag this “Ultimate Collector’s Edition” Ultra HD on December 7, 2021. This morning brings word that the beloved classic, Who Framed Roger Rabbit, is finally making the jump to 4K. Just in time for your Holiday shopping, the classic film Who Framed Roger Rabbit is getting released on 4K Ultra HD for the very first time.
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